1 firsto

2 Jessum no one here ether? must be a Moron holiday no one told me about..

3 thank GAWD. What a frigging week. Good morning, all.

4 So if you can keep Democrats up all night it's easy to pull shenanigans on them while they're befuddled? Who knew.

5 Oh wez got Leprechauns..well blarney my lucky charms.

6 Aggh, I purposely pulled an all nighter Wednesday/Thursday so that I could reset my sleep schedule but ate some bad, bad takeout last night that had me waking 4am with a churning gut. I woke dreaming wet dirt was seeping up my throat.

7 "USA, Inc."

This is such a place of learning that I can almost not stand it.

8 well blarney my lucky charms.
... that's milk, Nescafe and lucky charms, me boy. Magically delicious. 
-- Quackdaffy

9 Desperation move by Col Crazy's failing government:

'Libyan gov't announces increase in wages, food subsidies' Much like the gambit the Saudis are trying to stave off rebellion in their country.

10 Mornin' all!

Wisconsin assembly passed the union bill.  (Assembly, not the senate)

Video  of the dems.  They were less than thrilled...

http://tinyurl.com/4bkocwt

11 Desperation move by Col Crazy


Raise income by 150% sounds a lot like the save the economy by spending 800 billion... Sounds like he's down to lefty taking points now.. 

12 Morning Morons.
Who knew Daffy was a lib. Well... we did sorta.
We are screwed if riots start happening in Saudi Arabia..

13
The U.S. president phoned David Cameron, Nicolas Sarkozy and Silvio Berlusconi to express his 'deep concern' over Colonel Gaddafi's use of violence ' while doing the Watusi at the White House with other ghetto rats.

14 And with Libya, the UN is poised to deliver a strongly-worded letter.

15
Yea, a hooker in every pot!

16 Video  of the dems.

a lot of hateful inciting going on there.. a better chant for that group would have been sieg heil sieg heil sieg heil.....

17 The U.S. president phoned David Cameron, Nicolas Sarkozy and Silvio Berlusconi to express his 'deep concern' over Colonel Gaddafi's use of violence ' while doing the Watusi at the White House with other ghetto rats.

Posted by: Fish the Impaler at February 25, 2011 07:24 AM (ZHsNw)

Did any of them take the call?

18 Kaddafy should just pledge that collective bargaining is now a right all Libyans.

19 Who knew Daffy was a lib. Well... we did sorta.
We are screwed if riots start happening in Saudi Arabia..

Daffy's a Stalinist - he's what libs would be if they were given near unlimited power. 

Saudi Arabia seems pretty stable for now.  The Saudi religious and secret police are quite proficient at quelling dissent - the Chi-Coms could probably take a tip or two from them. 

20 Yea, a hooker in every and pot!
would win them over much faster..

21

First healidine I read this morning from the AP:

Wis. Assembly passes bill taking away union rights document.title = "Headlines - Verizon - "+"Wis. Assembly passes bill taking away union rights";

Shameless fuckin hacks.

 

22 7 "USA, Inc."

This is such a place of learning that I can almost not stand it.

Posted by: sTevo at February 25, 2011 06:55 AM (VMcEw)

Yeah, I like the American and Chinese flags up top.  Since they're really touting Gore's involvement and it says "In search of the next big idea", maybe Manbearpig realizes he's milked the AGW thing for all it's worth and he's ready to move on to milking the next big scam - China. 

 

23 20 Yea, a hooker in every and pot!
would win them over much faster..

Are they Libertarian?

24 Found some useful info regards to WI recall elections.... Circulating the Recall Petition Circulation of the recall petition must be completed within 60 days after registration. The completed petition must be returned to the original filing officer no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 60th day from the date of registration. Any signature dated before this 60 day period is invalid. Preparation and Circulation of Recall Petitions After the signatures are obtained the certification must be completed by the circulator. Specific requirements of the circulator are: The circulator must list his or her full address, including municipality of residence, and street and number, if any, or rural route. The circulator must sign and date the certification after they have obtained the signatures. The person signing as circulator must have personally circulated the petition and personally obtained each of the signatures on the paper. The circulator must state that he or she is aware that falsifying the certification is illegal. Review of Petition by Filing Officer Within 31 days after the petition (with signatures) is submitted to the filing officer, he or she has 31 days to determine the sufficiency of the petition and also that it meets all necessary requirements. Following this review, the filing officer must attach to the petition either a certificate of sufficiency or of insufficiency, allowing at least 10 days for the officeholder being recalled to file any challenge. If the petition is considered sufficient, the filing officer will submit it to the appropriate local governing body, which will then immediately call a recall election to be held on the Tuesday of the 6th week after the date on which the clerk issued the certificate of sufficiency.

25

Did any of them take the call?

Posted by: Tami at February 25, 2011 07:27 AM (VuLos)

Cameron was busy flipping through his Tart Cards determining who's the fairest of them all. Sarkozy was busy guarding Carla Bruni, and Silvio Berlusconi was engaged with a mature young lady with impeccable credentials approximately 14-years old. 

26

Concerning those WI dems...Why don't they just send bounty hunters after them?

Imagine the ratings for the Discovery Channel.

27 Wis. Assembly passes bill taking away union rights

Posted by: dananjcon at February 25, 2011 07:30 AM (pr+up)

I saw that same headline, tried to post it here, but was having connection issues.  My response was similar.   ...oh and the title really should be capped, you fucking AP hack.

28 So.. Best case scenario is it takes 4 hours to collect enough signatures, submit it by noon, the solicitor -- a Koch bros. Crony -- certifies it by close of business same day, this all happens before next Tuesday. That would then schedule the recall elections to happen on... April 5th

29
Wis. Assembly passes bill taking away union rights

Feverishly scanning the United States Constitution to find those union rights.......so far no luck.

30 Here's some dumbassery to piss y'all off:

DC councilman wants to rename Pennsylvania Avenue

A D.C. Council member wants to highlight the city's lack of statehood and is asking residents to pick another name for Pennsylvania Avenue.

Among the options on the online survey are Let D.C. Vote Way, 51st State Way and Free D.C. Avenue.

31 Feverishly scanning the United States Constitution to find those union rights.......so far no luck.

Posted by: Fish the Impaler at February 25, 2011 07:39 AM (ZHsNw)


Did you check the back? Maybe someone scribbled them there.

32
.....certifies it by close of business same day, this all happens before next Tuesday. That would then schedule the recall elections to happen on...

Posted by: Serious Cat at February 25, 2011 07:38 AM (bAySe)

Sir, it will take at least 90-120 days to validate and certify the signatures on the recall petitions.  With our mandatory morning breaks, one hour lunch period, and 1/2 day Friday schedule, we will be unable to meet your deadline. 

33 A D.C. Council member wants to highlight the city's lack of statehood and is asking residents to pick another name for Pennsylvania Avenue.

Among the options on the online survey are Let D.C. Vote Way, 51st State Way and Free D.C. Avenue.
--------------------------
Let D.C. vote? They gay or sumthin? I like it having the name of my home state.
I hate all these libs who want DC to be a 51st state. They know it will mean immediate democrat senators and reps. Never once has a republican won DC electoral votes.

34 29
Wis. Assembly passes bill taking away union rights

Feverishly scanning the United States Constitution to find those union rights.......so far no luck.


look here

35 While Sissypants disallows nuclear power development here...

Satellite Photos: More Nuclear Sites in Syria

36 Obama tells economic council that the lack of economic recovery is hurting this great economic recovery that he has created: http://tinyurl.com/4ce7l64

37 A danish poet told me not to swallow. 

38 Wisconsin assembly passed the union bill.  (Assembly, not the senate)
 
Wouldn't that make them the WI disassembly?  In a similar vein to AP, CNN describes it as a stripping of CB rights.
 
I saw somewhere that FL is getting into this goodbye union game too. The more the merrier.

39 Just got back from town doing some early shopping to get gas, fertilizer, and a few odds and ends from WallyMart before the Fri crowds hit. Gas was $3.19 gal IF you use their card (2cents off).

Sat down to eat a Hardy sausage biscuit and catch first morn news while eating. F&F having one of their infamous fair and balanced debates.

On oil prices....wait for it.....run up on oil and gas prices is due to GD EVIL OIL COMPANIES. There is no reason for increase in prices.

The "R" babe did mention the permits in the gulf that the interior dept had been found in contempt and was still defying the court order. Somehow that little item has been overlooked by the news media.

I know the judge had issued a second order but the last I saw he had not called in the contempt yet.

40

Boeing wins $35 billion air tanker refuler contract.

Boeing (Chicago,Ill) (imagine that) gets the multi-billion contract over Northrop Grumman.  The contract has been contested several times.

1st. Boeing won in 2004.  Wait.  The contract fell apart because of an ethics scandal that resulted in prison terms for a former senior Boeing executive and a former high-ranking Air Force offical.

2nd. Northrop Grumman won.  Wait.  Boeing filed a protest.  So we get a do-over that was in fact a political scam as a result of Boeing throwing millions of dollars around and getting help from their political allies.  One of which is Senator Patty Murray (D. Washington), where the air tanker is to be built.  The classy Senator Murray got herself on National Public Radio and slammed Alabama workers (where Northrop Grumman was going to build their air tanker) "I callenge anybody to tell me that they've stood on a line in Alabama and seen anybody building anything."  Of course this just showes the stupid-ass bitch doesn't know what she's talking about but with enough time and money..

3rd. Boeing wins.  - it's the Chicago way.

41
I was in the White House for the Motown tribute, and President Obama is more handsome than I ever imagined.

42 Some of these recall thresholds are only around 15,000 signatures. Get 150 volunteers to gather 100 each. Sounds very doable. I believe a successful recall of these turkeys would be DEVASTATING to the PEUs. What would be there argument after that? They'd have nothing. ----- Can you imagine the craziness of. Multi million ad wars over a state senate seat?

43
Along with Stevie, I was also at the White House, and I never realized Michelle's butt is as big as mine, and I've got a big fat ass.

44

Hello from where it's Saturday!!!!!!!

Update on the Christchurch earthquake - a most distressing story about a couple of Aussie docs, in Christchurch for a urological conference found themselves amputating a bloke's legs to get him out - using a tradie's tools

Still a few hundred people missing with not much hope now for them

Good on the rescue people from the US who came to NZ  - saw a few being interviewed

 

45 I see Fox has a new headline that Libyan protesters are launching a new push to oust Daffy so I guess we can't expect to see them dragging his body through the streets after all.

46 House panel's bill would end foreclosure program
By ALAN FRAM , 02.24.11, AP (Forbes)

More fodder for whole cloth smears come 2012. The Democrats/Obama establish a "compassionate" program of fraud. The program is declared a fraud, having failed to achieve aid to any "economically challenged" mortgage owners. Rather, bureaucrats absorb all of the tax funds that Congress knowingly appropriated for the program to benefit insiders. Republicans terminate the program. Campaign vitriol smears fiscal conservatives as spiteful, vicious voters with antipathy for the poor. So we must nip that in the bud, campaigning already on the facts proving the Democrat-socialists' vicious spite for all Americans who've been robbed of those tax funds, pirated by the Democrat swine. Compassion is a pearl of great price, not to be squandered on swine that turn and rend you. In the hands of politics and government, all things corrupt. So don't feed the Beast pearls. Keep taxes at the local level, not delivered to Washington to be consumed by corruption.

47
Some of these recall thresholds are only around 15,000 signatures. Get 150 volunteers to gather 100 each. Sounds very doable.

Posted by: Serious Cat at February 25, 2011 08:00 AM (bAySe)

The Wisconsin standard is 25% of the previous election result. With the high pitched fervor for change, this should be doable.

48 A D.C. Council member wants to highlight the city's lack of statehood and is asking residents to pick another name for Pennsylvania Avenue. Among the options on the online survey are Let D.C. Vote Way, 51st State Way and Free D.C. Avenue. Posted by: Ed Anger at February 25, 2011 07:43 AM (7+pP9) Let's hold a Washington, D.C. state motto contest! The Welfare State It works!

49

Everyone remember that RNC meeting several months back that set primary dates the same again?

Well FL still refuses to change theirs from Jan 29 where they had moved it up, so get ready for another primary war. This caused SC to lose half their delegates last time.  If FL refuses to move their SC will not move theirs.

This will give the RINOs even more delegates because the first 3 primaries are the ONLY ones that will have the new proportional delegate counts. FL is still in the list for winner take all.

50
Let's hold a Washington, D.C. state motto contest!

The Welfare State

It works!

Posted by: CoolCzech at February 25, 2011 08:07 AM (tJjm/)

And for state bird, I nominate Sheila Jackson Lee!

51 So, anyone care to bet that Abe Vigoda outlives Kaddhafi?

52

Wis. Assembly passes bill taking away union rights

Feverishly scanning the United States Constitution to find those union rights.......so far no luck.

Yup..their rights to pilfer the private sector.

 

53

Let D.C. vote? They gay or sumthin? I like it having the name of my home state.
I hate all these libs who want DC to be a 51st state. They know it will mean immediate democrat senators and reps. Never once has a republican won DC electoral votes.

Of course the only reason they want statehood is for a voting seat in the House and two automatic D Senators. There seems to be a big push on this recently and coupled with the resources they are dumping into Wisconsin I am wondering if the shock of the last year has the Democrats far more worried than they're letting on.

54 AP: Obama to Push for High Speed Trains in Libya!

55 As for DC, piss on them. They need to redraw the DC city lines once again and call every piece of land with a federal building on it DC.

Take everything left over and return it to the original States from which it came. Remove the so-called non-voting DC Reps and their racket.

Either that or set up a new federal enclave in the geographic center of the country. Return all of DC to the States. And finally, make it illegal to have permanent residency in the new federal enclave.

The Southern delegates were insane for agreeing to the compromise that set DC in VA and MD. What in the hell did they get out of it?

56

Good on the rescue people from the US who came to NZ  - saw a few being interviewed -- Posted by: Aussie

God speed relief. We certainly hope that Americans and international aid organizations have responded immediately to aid the hospitalization and medical attention for the massive injuries in the NZ quakes.

And if our Navy has ships nearby, they should have immediately responded with aide to the NZ emergency, CinC/JointChiefs/Admirals. Where is the Potus expression of "compassion" or at least concern? Motown.

Our media is so indifferent to reality in the production of their Marxist propaganda agenda, word of NZ tragedy is sparse at best beyond the headline.

57 52 So, anyone care to bet that Abe Vigoda outlives Kaddhafi? Anyone ever see Abe Vigoda and Helen Thomas in the same room?

58 We should call jugears Nero from now on. This man is a puppet as sure as I am sitting here.

59 @55: Please, no high-speed bullet trains!

60 Barky O'Dumbass parties like a rock star while the country circles the bowl and there is hardly a mention of any of the excess in the MBM.  Seems like most people aren't going to be aware of what desperate straights we are in until it is too late. 

61 Fuck yea!

62 We are screwed if riots start happening in Saudi Arabia..

Posted by: flapjackmaka at February 25, 2011 07:24 AM (c5RQr)

Screw that regime.  Let 'em burn.  I'll gladly provide the matches.  I'll even strike them.

63 The Welfare State

It works!

Posted by: CoolCzech at February 25, 2011 08:07 AM (tJjm/)

Actually it doesn't work, but I like the motto.

64 The Southern delegates were insane for agreeing to the compromise that set DC in VA and MD.

Agrarians didn't want to be left out in the cold on the business of governance, having to travel by horse or ship to Philly or Boston or NYC.

Besides, the land was contributed during our nation's formative era marked by the spirit of statesmanship.

65 The Welfare State: It works!

Unions: Keep on truckin'! those industries and jobs out of America.

66

Here's one for the Romneybots

67
Just got back from town doing some early shopping to get gas, fertilizer . . .

I hope you got the Scotts turf builder, Vic. They reformulated it a couple of years ago and new formula works great -- lots better than the old stuff.

68 Infanticide banned in VA.

69 Actually the compromise that landed DC where it was at involved VA paying its war debts once while just VA and again paying everyone else's as part of the federal debt. VA was one of the few States that had already paid its war debts in 1790.

They got robbed.

70 Ok, morning shift...need some help.  What's the saying about government controlling all of our actions that goes something like, "if it's good you must, if it's bad it's illegal"?  And does it come from 1984?

Thanks. 

71 Arabian high speed camel caravans.

72 May God help help any US citizen outside the country in harms way for the next two yrs., cause our flippin' leader is not going to have anything to do with their recovery. But hey if your going to stump some leftist agenda here in the mother country, all guns will be blazin' after your azz. Just watchin' our country burn while BHO fiddles...

73 Love the video of our Ass. demonrats. What a bunch of third-graders. And their shirts. Jailhouse orange really is their color.

74 OMG I am so sick of reading about union "rights."  Rights implies some sort of God-given or Constitutionally-granted... well, RIGHT.  But I'm pretty sure God isn't all that interested in whether or not the SEIU can have full healthcare coverage for life paid for by the state, and I"m damn sure the Constitution has nothing to say on the matter.   ARRRGH!!!!

75 It is Friday. Islamic rage day.

76 I hope you got the Scotts turf builder, Vic. They reformulated it a couple of years ago and new formula works great -- lots better than the old stuff.

LOL, you must have read my review on Amazon. My GD lawn has still not recovered from that shit.

And to answer your question; HELL NO. I will never touch another one of their shitty products. If I was like the average American I would have sued the shit out of them for enough money to pay an outfit to come in and rebuild my lawn with rolled grass.

77 Actually the compromise that landed DC where it was... in Maryland's donated land.

78
China dispatches naval ship to Mediterranean to protect its citizens while Obama schedules catamaran.  Without doubt, Obama is the biggest oral masturbator to ever occupy the White House.  All talk, no action.

79

57

There's a big contingent of Americans helping out in NZ - firefighters from California, US Army personnel, US Airforce transport planes  - well done with helping our neighbours across the ditch

80 They didn't ban infanticide in Va but sure went a long way in making sure that at least the woman lives through the killing of her helpless baby. The argument against having the mills be up to hospital standards for safety sounds ridiculous. It's a great move.

81

DC needs to shut the hell up and, while they're at it, bury itself in animal feces. 

Wow, I'm in a bad mood this morning.  I blame the weather.

82 It is Friday. Islamic rage day.

YODEL!

83 On the union "rights shit"; this is the headline in the local PR rag:

Wis. Assembly passes bill taking away union rights

84  http://www.lefthandedtoons.com/series/fridaynosaur

85

So, anyone care to bet that Abe Vigoda outlives Kaddhafi?

The way things are going, I'd bet Abe Vigoda outlives Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan.

86 Someone explain to me why an American aircraft carrier fleet will not be waiting to greet those Iranian cruisers on northern end of the Suez Canal? Never mind, I know the one-word answer: Obama.

87

It is Friday. Islamic rage day.

What makes Friday special?

88 oh, off, daffy sock!

89 Anyone know of a good brand of light weight, moisture wicking socks?  My son in Afghanistan has requested some. 

90 Obama is the biggest oral masturbator, evah!

Touché

91 The way things are going, I'd bet Abe Vigoda outlives Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan. Posted by: bigred at February 25, 2011 08:28 AM (cX9pO) Actually, Abe died a long time ago. He has a very good taxidermist.

92 Its a wonderful day and we don't have to see or hear Nancy Pelosi.  It sure is fun to see the dems foaming at the mouth so early in the morning. Shame shame shame shame.

93

Posted by: Aussie at February 25, 2011 08:25 AM (QDyki)

That would be because Americans are, by and large, decent people, our government not withstanding.  I think all of us have been deeply saddened by the images coming out of NZ, and your own Australia after the recent floods.  For those of us who can't be there to help, you're all still in our prayers!

94 LEFTIST GALLERY ERUPTS as Wisconsin GOP Assembly Passes Governor WalkerÂ’s Budget Cut Bill (Video)

95 Mika is absent again on Mo Joe, must of been one hell of a bender

96

Maryland State History
In 1788, the United States Constitution was signed.  Maryland became the 7^th state to join the new country, with Annapolis as the state capital.  In 1791, Washington D.C. was created from land donated by Maryland, and became the nationÂ’s permanent capital.

97 96 Mika is absent again on Mo Joe, must of been one hell of a bender-over. Posted by: Connielu at February 25, 2011 08:35 AM (MAWX4) FTFY Joe plows that like I-95 during a blizzard.

98
Standing by in Florida for the electoral tsunami coming when unions are denied their Constitutional rights imagined rights to exorbitant salaries, health care and pensions paid by lowly members of the proletariat with frequent admonitions for the great unwashed to sit down and shut the fuck up. 

99

They just won't give up:

 

Reporting from Sacramento —

The state Senate
acted Thursday to require California utilities to boost their use of wind, solar
and other renewable energy sources to a third of total supply by the year 2020.

100

Posted by: Aussie at February 25, 2011 08:25 AM (QDyki)

I think all of us have been deeply saddened by the images coming out of NZ, and your own Australia after the recent floods.  For those of us who can't be there to help, you're all still in our prayers!  -- MWR

Always.

101 @100: Why don't they just pass a law demanding 100 percent solar and wind by next year? Soon, all Californians will walk around with propellers on their beanies to power their iPhones. *snort*

102

The whole point of DC not being a state was to keep any single state from housing the power of the federal government.  I realize that democrat lefties are power mad lunatics, but you'd think SOMEONE would have some sense.

Oh wait.  We're talking about the left.  What the hell am I thinking, expecting common sense.  Silly me!

103 The state Senate acted Thursday to require California utilities to boost their use of wind, solar and other renewable energy sources to a third of total supply by the year 2020. How did their embryonic stem cell research "investment" pan out?

104

94

Thanks for those thoughts - has your President offered his heartfelt condolences yet to the NZ people? Might be nice of him to do this as NZ is an ally and New Zealanders have fought alongside Americans in war....

 

105

The state Senate acted Thursday to require California utilities to boost their use of wind, solar and other renewable energy sources to a third of total supply by the year 2020.

Posted by: PoconoJoe at February 25, 2011 08:37 AM (3s8nc)

HAH!  I wonder how the Hollywood lefties will like it when windmills start cropping up all over Malibu.

106 If you like your rolling blackouts you can keep your rolling blackouts.

107 "Joe plows that like I-95 during a blizzard." Now that's just plain gross this early in the AM

108

Thanks for those thoughts - has your President offered his heartfelt condolences yet to the NZ people? Might be nice of him to do this as NZ is an ally and New Zealanders have fought alongside Americans in war....

Posted by: Aussie at February 25, 2011 08:42 AM (QDyki)

If you've fought alongside us, he hates you too.

My prayers are will all of you too.  I use to work for an Australian Bank in Chicago (Westpac).  I love the Aussies and Kiwis.  Fun, fun people!  And man...can they hold their booze!

109 In 1791, Washington D.C. was created from land donated by Maryland, and became the nationÂ’s permanent capital.


The land came from both MD and VA

110 And we're not drilling for oil because because cause George Bush and pristine wilderness and Halliburton and and raping the earth and all.
 And we're not building Nuclear energy plants because because cause Evil turrrble scarry and George Bush and all, and plus truth to green power and stuff.

111

Aussie, godspeed to all who are in distress in Aus. and NZ.

Most people don't realize that you guys have been our most reliable ally since WWI. You have stood with US in every conflict since. Even the Brits didn't do that. My friend Myron ran into you guys in Viet Nam. He was very impressed. Anything we can do, just ask.

112 The land came from both MD and VA

Posted by: Vic at February 25, 2011 08:45 AM

Initially yes.  VA got their chunk of land back.

113

The U.S. president phoned David Cameron, Nicolas Sarkozy and Silvio Berlusconi to express his 'deep concern' over Colonel Gaddafi's use of violence which he said 'violates every standard of human decency'.

There were unconfirmed reports this afternoon that protesters were fired on by Gaddafi troops as they demonstrated in the Western suburbs of Tripoli.

But before making the urgent phone call, Mr Obama hosted a concert featuring stars including Nick Jonas, Seal and John Legend, to celebrate Black History Month at the White House

 

At least Barry has his priorities straight

Some relatives of those who are still stuck on the catamaran trying to escape Tripoli harbour and in oil-field camps inside the country might take some exception to the revelry at the White house last night to celebrate Motown music.

How can they? There was no mention of Barry's partying in the US press

 

114 The land came from both MD and VA

Posted by: Vic at February 25, 2011 08:45 AM (M9Ie6)

Yes, but I think VA took theirs back.

115 I think once Wisconsin does away with the cursed public unions that the rest of the states (except for the hopeless ones like Vacuumfornicatia) will follow suit. That will spell the end of the public unions, and render the private unions moot for the most part. Happy Day!

116 Video  of the dems.  They were less than thrilled...

http://tinyurl.com/4bkocwt

Posted by: Tami at February 25, 2011 07:17 AM (VuLos)

How the hell do these people not have a job to be at/get to?    How many of them are actually unemployed union ex-members?  How many are just unemployed and needed the money so they agreed to protest?

There's a rumor going around my little area that the private unions offered to pay their members one or two hundred bucks to take the day off their job and go protest in Columbus, oh last week.  Have you guys heard this?  We have lots of auto unions around here, so I assume the skuttlebutt is on the up and up.

117 110 There are still stone markers in Arlington and Alexandria on the Virginia side of the river (I can just see one from here). DC was a perfect square of 100 sq miles. Alexandria went into decline because of neglect by the federal govt petitioned to get the land back so that it could compete with other towns like Georgetown. It went back to Va in 1847.

118 Let it be noted that the land Maryland donated and where DC sits was swampland. I bet there were a few wry chuckles in the MA Congress that day. When they drained it, they must have violated all sorts of wetlands protection laws.
 
Plus, it's still a swamp just different denizens.

119 Anyone know of a good brand of light weight, moisture wicking socks?  My son in Afghanistan has requested some. 
Posted by: Tami

There was a discussion (with links) about socks two or three nights ago on the ONT you might want to check out. IIRC, Gold Toe brand was the fave.

Best to your son.

120 I fucking love it that this is happening is Wisconsin. Fucking Wisconsin!

121 Posted by: Aussie at February 25, 2011 08:42 AM (QDyki)

My family is praying for NZ.  Have you read the excerpt at NewZeal from one of their own that lives in the heart of Christchurch? 

As for our President, he is no longer even trying to act like he represents America.  He represents himself.  That is all.  Now, if NZ eq had destroyed a bunch of union shops, or mosques, he would have already toured NZ to show his support.

122

Thanks for those thoughts - has your President offered his heartfelt condolences yet to the NZ people? Might be nice of him to do this as NZ is an ally and New Zealanders have fought alongside Americans in war....

Posted by: Aussie at February 25, 2011 08:42 AM (QDyki)

Unfortunately our President-in-name-but-not-conduct doesn't give a rat's patooty about AMERICANS being injured and endangered overseas.  Anyone who can't vote for him is unimportant.  Heck, I highly doubt he could even find New Zealand on a map. 

OBAMA: *pointing at map*  Is this New Zealand?
ADVISOR: No, Mr. President.  That's Fiji.
OBAMA: Huh.  What about this?
ADVISOR: Greenland, sir.  Wrong hemisphere.
OBAMA:  This one?
ADVISOR: *heavy sigh*  That's Mongolia, Mr. President.

123 The Wisconsin standard is 25% of the previous election result. With the high pitched fervor for change, this should be doable.

Posted by: Fish the Impaler at February 25, 2011 08:04 AM (ZHsNw)

Just remember that you usually have to get double the threshold because all of these signatures get challenged.  And for some reason a lot of names get tossed.

124

109

That's one thing we do well - booze! Hey what else is there to do - stuck Down Here on a big island - miles from anywhere.....

 

 

125 Yes, but I think VA took theirs back. Posted by: AmishDude at February 25, 2011 08:50 AM (BvBKY) Yes, they did. I never understood why Virginia got their chunk of D.C. back like that. It destroyed the whole symbolism of the design of Washington, that had the Capitol in the dead center of the square-shaped district.

126 good morning
man I'm so fucking glad it's Friday

127 I'll bet the fucker can pick Indonesia out on a globe.

128

Wisconsin assembly passed the union bill.  (Assembly, not the senate)

Video  of the dems.  They were less than thrilled...

Oh, that's awful. So uncivil and incivil and civil-less.

And by "that" we mean Joe Wilson yelling "you lie".

 

129

Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. economy grew at a 2.8 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, slower than previously calculated and less than forecast as state and local governments made deeper cuts in spending.

 

Ahhh yes, the reason the economy grows is because of government spending

130 Case at February 25, 2011 07:58 AM (0K+Kw)

Case, Grumman was fronting for Airbus, The planes were just to be modified as tankers in the usa.

1. The first ethics scandal was real.
2. I followed the second round, and airbus won under very sketchy circs. In a nutsack, the RFP was was too restrictive and there were no competitors. Airbus made this an issue, so they expanded the spec to allow larger planes (more capacity, less versatility.) Airbus won because -- "more capacity." Boeing was right in complaining this time.
I have seen no evidence, but i am convinced that those slimy airbus corruptocrats were buying our officials the same way they buy the arab and asian officials. That company (state) lives on the soft power of bribery. That is their competitive advantage.

3. I didn't follow this last round.

131 118 110 There are still stone markers in Arlington and Alexandria on the Virginia side of the river (I can just see one from here). DC was a perfect square of 100 sq miles. Alexandria went into decline because of neglect by the federal govt petitioned to get the land back so that it could compete with other towns like Georgetown. It went back to Va in 1847.


Hey - if VA gave back that portion of ex-DC back to DC, then wouldn't it make the remaining VA substantially redder?  Something to consider...

132 @127: Is Wednesday still spaghetti day in Boston's South End? "Anthony! Anthony!!"

133

Anyone know of a good brand of light weight, moisture wicking socks?  My son in Afghanistan has requested some. 
Posted by: Tami

I will check with my husband and get back to you. Are you limited to one color?

134 WI Rope a Dope!!!

WI Republicans in the House pulled a real quickie roll call vote at 1:00am and the dems were caught off guard!  Didn't know what happened until it was too fucking late!

Ha-fucking-ha-ha-ha!!!

135 "Day of Rage"?  Who knew Ace was this powerful? All over a banning.

http://tinyurl.com/4wbwuup

136

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 25, 2011 08:57 AM (1Jaio)

I'm surprised that paragraph doesn't say the economy UNEXPECTEDLY grew less than anticipated.  Maybe the MSM has finally gotten the damn memo that the economy's failure to surge back to life is only unexpected by the IDIOT IN THE WHITE HOUSE and his cadre of bootlicking, socialist supporters.

137 135 WI Rope a Dope!!!

I know, that was fucking awesome - can we exchange the WI House speaker for Eric Cantor?

138

That's one thing we do well - booze! Hey what else is there to do - stuck Down Here on a big island - miles from anywhere.....

Posted by: Aussie at February 25, 2011 08:56 AM (QDyki)

The president of our branch was a Kiwi.  When we moved to new offices, he had a bar built between his office and the conference room.  We had more parties in there then they had conferences.

139

Yes, they did. I never understood why Virginia got their chunk of D.C. back like that. It destroyed the whole symbolism of the design of Washington, that had the Capitol in the dead center of the square-shaped district.

Three reasons mainly. The feds passed a law saying that fed buildings could only be built on the MD side, Virginia was a slave state and Alexandria a market which pissed off the abolitionists--they wanted to ban it and would have trouble with part of the fed city sitting in Va, and they weren't using it and letting it fall into disrepair hurting the local economy. Va is like, "If you're not going to fucking use it and are going to let it turn into a mess then just give it back." Thank god they did. There would be nothing worse than to have that sewer actually touching Va. We'd be in the same shape as Maryland with the notorious Prince George's drive-by shooting crack county.

140 I successfully banned unions and the 'right' to strike in 1933 in MY country. What took you so long to get around to it in yours?

141

112

Yes, our Armed Forces have been with your blokes everywhere - currently we have a large contingent in Afghanistan

If you're interested in Vietnam war history, a really good read is Vietnam - the Australian War by Paul Ham - well written and well researched

And yes our homecoming troops were spat on and called baby killers too

142

It seems the three main emotions in A-rab culture are;

1. Hate.

2. Rage.

3. Hate.

143

HA Headline says Romney is proud of RomneyCare. I have no desire to click on that.

And their summary of Gov. Daniels:

The reason he thought pushing the right-to-work bill now was a bad idea in Indiana was because he knew the fleebaggers would flee, destroying the quorum and jeopardizing not only the labor bill but the GOPÂ’s entire agenda, including education reform....

So there’s his defense, although between the social issues “truce,” his ruminations about a VAT paired with income tax cuts, and now this, he’s probably already lost many grassroots righties irretrievably.

Hmph.

144

@120

There was a discussion (with links) about socks two or three nights ago on the ONT you might want to check out. IIRC, Gold Toe brand was the fave.

Best to your son.

Posted by: Retread at February 25, 2011 08:54 AM (okCHU)

 I've bought Gold Toe socks at Wally World if you're wondering where to buy them.

145

It seems the three main emotions in A-rab culture are;

1. Hate.

2. Rage.

3. Hate. Sweet, sweet goat love

FIFY

146 Tami, socks?  These are the best, hiked Kilimanjaro in some.

http://tinyurl.com/4kl8g8n

147

Posted by: maddogg at February 25, 2011 09:03 AM (OlN4e)

So if they raged agaist hate, would their heads explode?

Hmmm...

148 I will check with my husband and get back to you. Are you limited to one color?

Posted by: Mama AJ at February 25, 2011 08:59 AM (XdlcF)

Tan or green.  I checked Sierra Trading post and can't find the right color.  I'll probably just head to our local Eastern Mountain Sports store and see what I can find.  I got him some from there at Christmas time but I think they were medium and heavy weight and I don't remember if they were moisture wicking.

149 Well, the do treat their goats better than their women.

150 Posted by: Mama AJ at February 25, 2011 09:04 AM (XdlcF)

yeah - Daniels is a big disappointment
although, it is probably a good thing in the long run that he decided to self-destruct early - if he had won the nomination, you know the left would resurrect the GW Bush demon and the whole 2012 campaign would be another "don't vote for Bush's evil minion" all over again

151 HA Headline says Romney is proud of RomneyCare.

I hope it's true.  His foot-in-mouth disease may be the only thing that saves us from watching Obama beat him like a red headed step child.

152

To review:

Arab world in uproar, oil price skyrockets

US debt reaches unsustainable levels, economy headed for a reckoning

0bama parties Motown-style at the White House

 

got it

 

153 Imagine what our anemic 2.8% growth rate would be if the wunderkind in DC weren't deficit spending $1.5 trillion per year.
 
Let the good times roll.

154 As for DC, I propose we give back to the British; or to Canada, if the Brits won't take it. Seal the borders, keep all current occupants in.

155

alright socks- something I know something about

in my experience, the 3 longest wearing brands are (no particular order)

Redwing

New Balance

UnderArmour

156 0bama parties Motown-style at the White House

Like a laser, I'm tellin' you!

157 Tami,

Smart wool socks wick AND stays warm even if they get wet.

158 153

To review:

Arab world in uproar, oil price skyrockets

US debt reaches unsustainable levels, economy headed for a reckoning

0bama parties Motown-style at the White House  Nero fiddles while Rome burns.

FIFY.

More signs of Kadaffi's fleeting rule:

Entire Libyan embassy in New Delhi has defected. Says in statement: 'We show our sympathy for the souls of our martyrs' http://bit.ly/fjdso8

159 124 The Wisconsin standard is 25% of the previous election result. With the high pitched fervor for change, this should be doable.

Posted by: Fish the Impaler at February 25, 2011 08:04 AM (ZHsNw)

Just remember that you usually have to get double the threshold because all of these signatures get challenged.  And for some reason a lot of names get tossed.

Posted by: AmishDude at February 25, 2011 08:56 AM (BvBKY)

When you do a recall, do it with a voter registration list in hand when door knocking. You will be surprised how many dead people are registered to vote...and how many registered voters don't live at the addresses attributed to them.... this is in a 70% Republican County.

Bring registration forms so you can get a valid signature. BTW, I registered 2 Dems for every R when I got them to sign. Looks like more Dems are disinterested.

160

Posted by: momma at February 25, 2011 08:54 AM (penCf)

New Zeal - I've read this blog in the past so I'll go find it - thanks!

I was wondering about President Obama's message of sympathy because we follow NZ news closely as they're virtually another state of Australia - his message seems to have been lost in the mail    

161 I'm afraid that using Boosh as the bogy man has been ruined for the leftards by the abysmal performance of their Lame Savior. Boosh is starting to look pretty good next to Zero.

162 We need to institute an export tariff on a sack of grain = the price per barrel of oil.

163 Tami, socks?  These are the best, hiked Kilimanjaro in some.

http://tinyurl.com/4kl8g8n

Posted by: Kemp at February 25, 2011 09:06 AM (JpFM9)

Hey, those might work!  Thanks Kemp.

164 144

HA Headline says Romney is proud of RomneyCare. And their summary of Gov. Daniels: "between the social issues “truce,” his ruminations about a VAT paired with income tax cuts, and now this, heÂ’s probably already lost many grassroots righties irretrievably."

Looks like Rove, Krauthammer and Co picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

165 >Boosh is starting to look pretty good next to Zero.

Posted by: maddogg at February 25, 2011 09:12 AM (OlN4e)

The hell you say

166 when does the firin' start in Wisconsin? anybody?

167 IIRC, materials made from predominantly polypropylene are reputed to have excellent moisture wicking capability.

168 ObamaÂ’s Top Adviser on Job Creation Has Presided Over a Company That Shed Jobs

According to GEÂ’s own Web site, in 2005, GE employed 160,000 U.S. workers. By 2009 that fell to 138,000. Meanwhile non-U.S. jobs gradually increased from below 160,000 in 2005 to about 170,000 in 2008. But in 2009, the figures dropped below 160,000 jobs again.

169 Tami, I emailed my husband to see what he used when he "summered" in Iraq.

170

Well FL still refuses to change theirs from Jan 29 where they had moved it up, so get ready for another primary war. This caused SC to lose half their delegates last time.  If FL refuses to move their SC will not move theirs.

This will give the RINOs even more delegates because the first 3 primaries are the ONLY ones that will have the new proportional delegate counts. FL is still in the list for winner take all.

Vic, bret baer has a story on this.

It looks like Florida will compromise, but it wants to the fifth state to vote. I am betting that the RNC accomadates them. You can't alienate a swing state that is essential to a republican win in 2012.

Personally I am in favor of this. I am sick of Ethanol Iowa getting such a big say, when it almost never even goes republican in the general elections

171 Morning.

The Country and the World is going to crap and Obama is voting Present.

We are fucked.

What else is new?

172

Of course the only reason they want statehood is for a voting seat in the House and two automatic D Senators. There seems to be a big push on this recently and coupled with the resources they are dumping into Wisconsin I am wondering if the shock of the last year has the Democrats far more worried than they're letting on.

Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at February 25, 2011 08:12 AM (JxMoP)

(a) I think they are scared and stealing representation is par for the course for Democrats.

(b) It apparently passes for patriotism in DC and is always popular there.  Probably for reason a.

(c) Yet another distraction.  This time for African Americans.  Forget it.  3/4ths of the states would never go for it.

173 momma...just look at GE's stock price gyrations....they're a company that makes things that's hiding a financial services company that is crooked and deep in debt.

174

Posted by: MWR at February 25, 2011 08:55 AM (4df7R)

Very clever! It's still sad to think that your previous President would have definitely had some words of sympathy and support  for NZedders

The one you have now? He's a joke - a dangerous one

175 Personally I am in favor of this. I am sick of Ethanol Iowa getting such a big say, when it almost never even goes republican in the general elections

Well Ben, Iowa and NH are still going to be the first. That aggravates the piss out of me.

176 The Final Battle for the future of Libya has begun. The war against autocracy has just begun.

177

The one you have now? He's a joke - a dangerous one

Ya think?

178 87 Someone explain to me why an American aircraft carrier fleet submarine will not be waiting to greet those Iranian cruisers on northern end of the Suez Canal? Never mind, I know the one-word answer: Obama. Posted by: Col. Moaningma Ka-Daffy at February 25, 2011 08:28 AM (tJjm/) FIFY - answer is the same though...

179

  Retirement means Friday is just another day to enjoy.

  In this case, it also means watching the Global Warming accumulate on the driveway, at a horrendous rate.

180

Redwing

New Balance

UnderArmour

Posted by: BDJ at February 25, 2011 09:10 AM (cUNcx)

Thanks BDJ.  Do those brands have lightweight hiking socks?  I was buying some UA stuff for him yesterday and didn't see any lightweight/moisture wicking socks by them.

181 Tami, socks?  These are the best, hiked Kilimanjaro in some.

http://tinyurl.com/4kl8g8n
Posted by: Kemp at February 25, 2011 09:06 AM (JpFM9)


My hubby just text me back, and this is the only type he wears.  He works in an office during the day and lays gas pipeline at night, and he loves them in both situations.

He said to tell you that he feet don't sweat, they are soft, and just thick enough to give him some cushion in his work boots, but cool enough to wear in an office.

182 (c) Yet another distraction.  This time for African Americans.  Forget it.  3/4ths of the states would never go for it.

My bet is that if they pushed it to that point we would wind up with something like I proposed earlier. And since the only part of DC left is the original MD part, then give it all back to MD.

183 Forecast calls for possibility of snow in SF bay area in the next 36 hours. Heh , global warming gramma Nan?

184 Who else is stuck in the northeast with me, enjoying today's wonderful weather?  Of course I live in central NH, so I'm going to get BOTH the snow and freezing rain.  FUN. FUN. FUN.

185 Wisconsin Republicans Emancipate the Taxpayer.

186 By all means, let us help New Zealand in any way possible.

http://tinyurl.com/6hpucy9

But New Zealand is not "our ally." They withdrew from the ANZUS treaty in 1987 by banning the US Navy from their ports, because of US policy of not announcing whether vessels were nuclear-armed or not, and they are a nuclear-free zone. Recently this policy has been re-discussed (see "gone by lunchtime," a running joke there) but things were not looking too good for the bad old US. Maybe if we help enough they'll recall the past relationship more fondly.

187

Posted by: Tami at February 25, 2011 09:01 AM (VuLos)

Glad that Kiwi boss had his priorities straight!

I just wish a bar was available in the bank for customers standing in the queue waiting to be served by the one bank teller working while all the other windows are closed 

 

 

188 #183

My hubby just text me back, and this is the only type he wears.  He works in an office during the day and lays gas pipeline at night, and he loves them in both situations

FIFY.  There you go again, bragging!

189 Who else is stuck in the northeast with me, enjoying today's wonderful weather? Of course I live in central NH, so I'm going to get BOTH the snow and freezing rain. FUN. FUN. FUN. Posted by: MWR at February 25, 2011 09:22 AM (4df7R Raining here in NJ

190 >Thanks BDJ.  Do those brands have lightweight hiking socks?  I was buying some UA stuff for him yesterday and didn't see any lightweight/moisture wicking socks by them.

Posted by: Tami at February 25, 2011 09:19 AM (VuLos)

 

New Balance has socks more geared to running and training

UA and Redwing make many different varieties- for winter, summer, all different activities- just google the respective websites

Redwing is your best bet for a variety of hiking socks

I have found their products wear like iron- I have a pair of Redwing boots nearly 20 yrs old still in great shape

191 So I heard that they pulled Glenn Beck apart on morning joe and that piggy moonam was there for the pulling?

192

I just wish a bar was available in the bank for customers standing in the queue waiting to be served by the one bank teller working while all the other windows are closed 

 Posted by: Aussie at February 25, 2011 09:22 AM (QDyki)

Apparently some things are universal!

193 I have an axiom I live by: No good deed ever goes unpunished.

194 Tami, I emailed my husband to see what he used when he "summered" in Iraq.

Posted by: Mama AJ at February 25, 2011 09:14 AM (XdlcF)

Thank you, Mama AJ!  

My hubby just text me back, and this is the only type he wears.  He works in an office during the day and lays gas pipeline at night, and he loves them in both situations.

He said to tell you that he feet don't sweat, they are soft, and just thick enough to give him some cushion in his work boots, but cool enough to wear in an office.

Posted by: momma at February 25, 2011 09:19 AM (penCf)

And thank you too!  Think I can pass 'Taupe' off as tan?

195 Raining here in NJ

Posted by: nevergiveup at February 25, 2011 09:23 AM (0GFWk)

LUCKY.

196 One more word about Under rmour- they now make some products that meet military specifications- socks, shirts, outerwear- look for them at the USCavalry website us cav dot com

197 Good morning, Moron Nation!

Another (late) entry to the Charlie Sheen Dead Pool (courtesy of Mr Y-not): 

Mode of death:  Death by snoo-snoo
Date of death:  August 26, 2011

I am still holding onto a "Belushi" on September 3rd (Charlie's birthday). 

Other than that, woke to mucho snow-o this morning. 

198

under armour at uscav

199 Vic, I don't know anything about the boing contract thing but I did see Patty Murray on the news and the soundbite was that boing won against a company that was subsidized and I assumed she was talking about airbus.  Had no idea she was talking about another American company.  She is such a biotch.  Didn't she have a real run for her money for her seat?

200

Downscaled...GE makes jet engines, power turbines, locomotives for starter. they quit making light bulbs here for the same reason we don't make clothes pins and wash cloths here any more.

Still..the size of their financial services debt eclipses any profits their making things arm produces.

201

Glad that Kiwi boss had his priorities straight!

I just wish a bar was available in the bank for customers standing in the queue waiting to be served by the one bank teller working while all the other windows are closed 

Posted by: Aussie at February 25, 2011 09:22 AM (QDyki)

LOL!  Westpac in the US wasn't a commercial bank.  It was a retail bank.  Corporate customers and trading floors. 

202

Posted by: comatus at February 25, 2011 09:22 AM (W5ilH)

The lefty NZ Government has been deposed - you will find that former ties with the US will be restored - probably very slowly in the normal way of bureaucrats and Government

The NZ Conservative Government have had a lot to deal with in trying to repair the damage done by successive lefty regimes 

203 @57 Re:New Zealand

Good luck getting any of our Navy ships into port, since New Zealand has long refused port calls unless we declare the ship to be free of Nuclear weapons-which, for obvious reasons, we refuse to do.

So, fuck them.

204 Posted by: Tami at February 25, 2011 09:19 AM (VuLos)

Nike has them, the moisture wicking socks in all different styles in black and white.   They are very nice.  Kohl's has them and they have coupons this weekend.

205 The Silent Scream producer and converted abortionist has died. May G*d have mercy on Bernard Nathanson's soul.

206

under armour at uscav

Posted by: BDJ at February 25, 2011 09:29 AM (cUNcx)

Those look good too!  He likes UA stuff.  Oh hell, I'll just order a bunch from here and Amazon.  He can sort it out.

207 What you got out of it was Philly not being the national capital. I don't think this place could have handled it. Then again, while Philly is larger geographicaly and population-wise, the two cities are similar....outside of the tourist area, they are both slummy dumps. Why not move the capital to Detroit?

208 @206

Yeah, I woudn't go quite as far as eff-them, but it's a foolish policy on their part.  Let them live with it. 

209 The 1st U.S. chartered ferry to Malta has left.

210

Posted by: maddogg at February 25, 2011 09:25 AM (OlN4e)

Now that's made me laugh - good onya! I'm pinching that..

211 My hubby just text me back, and this is the only type he wears.  He works in an office during the day and lays gas pipeline at night, and he loves them in both situations

FIFY.  There you go again, bragging!

Posted by: Kemp at February 25, 2011 09:23 AM (JpFM9)

My hubby just texted me and told me to make sure I said that these socks are 'sex for your feet'

I like it better when he lays pipe during the day.  We just tell the kids we are talking about what to do this weekend, or this week depending on the day.

212 LOL!  Westpac in the US wasn't a commercial bank.  It was a retail bank.  Corporate customers and trading floors. 

Posted by: Tami at February 25, 2011 09:31 AM (VuLos)

Sorry....I meant it wasn't a retail bank...it was a commercial bank.  Need more coffee.

213 @206 thanks for relieving my sense of unease that I might be indelicate to bring up NZ's nuclear stance at this juncture.  Hell, I'm a moderate.

Have to work on that.

214 under armour at uscav

Yeh, those Heat Guard socks might be perfect.

And I recognize the Wick Dry® Maximum Boot Socks from the laundry!

215 208 The Silent Scream producer and converted abortionist has died. May G*d have mercy on Bernard Nathanson's soul.

Posted by: andycanuck at February 25, 2011 09:33 AM (7H/n0)

--I'm sure he has atoned for the damage he has done.  He truly converted and repented.  It is up to those duped by his previous life to see the light and follow his example.  R.I.P.

216

Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at February 25, 2011 09:32 AM (0IP

Don't be too hard on NZedders - poor things have come out of years of lefty nonsense Government and now finally have seen the light and have a conservative one

It takes a bit of time to undo the damage - and brainwashing

 

 

217

The 1st U.S. chartered ferry to Malta has left.

I'm going to start a rumor that we are evacuating people on the Shuttle.

218 Drudge has a report saying the Italians busted Jihadis for inciting hate against the Pope. Doesn't the rest of Europe have these hate laws too.

219 What did Secret Service say to the terrorist when he showed up at the WH gates?

Nothing.  They aren't allowed to speak to the President Obama until he speaks to them first.

220 @141 Hah.  In Soviet Russia, the boss strikes YOU.

221

Posted by: Tami at February 25, 2011 09:36 AM (VuLos)

I had the same problem at work this morning - and my client went out to the mall and brought me back a coffee - she was concerned about my lack of coherence!

222 This is a must see. 

This woman is nutso.  Her reaction after the assembly passage of the WI bill.

223 Posted by: by any other name at February 25, 2011 08:02 AM (H+LJc)
"Obama Seeks $20 Billion in Civil Fines, Money to be Used for Loan Modifications; How Far would the Money Go?"

224 Surprise, surprise, surprise!

APNewsBreak: Diplomats _ Syria rejects nuke probe

225 Posted by: curious at February 25, 2011 09:29 AM (p302b)

The last I heard on Patty Murray was that she stole that election but that is normal for Blue States and Dems.

On Boing, I'm sure she is happy to know that Boing is building a factory for their latest commercial aircraft in SC even as SC has hired the big guns to fight the unions who are suing.

But what really aggravates me about the Air Bus BS was why they were even allowed to bid to begin with. When I was young it was U.S. law that ALL defense contracts had to be let to U.S. firms unless there were no U.S. firms that built the stuff.

226 Could you guys spell it "Boeing" please?  I can't stand the sproinging sound in my head from all those boing, boings. 

227 230 Could you guys spell it "Boeing" please?  I can't stand the sproinging sound in my head from all those boing, boings. 

Posted by: Y-not at February 25, 2011 09:48 AM (pW2o

Boi-oi-oi-oinnnng!!!

Huh huh huh huh!

228 Krauthammer was upto form.

http://tinyurl.com/6fb5uan

229 Re the NZ. 

I don't have a lot of sympathy for people who demonize us for using a technology that they don't like, but who - I'm sure - benefit from that technology, at least indirectly, by using goods and services made affordable by that technology. 

I really hate this anti-progress anti-technology anti-humankind bent that the Left has propagated. 

230 @220  I am just in a sort of Rudyard Kipling sort of mood.  The evil U.S. military is all evil and wicked and stuff until one's city get flattened and some U.N. clusterfuck is the only other option for emergency response.

It is not as if I relish what happened to New Zealand, I don't.  I am just sick of  pious sanctimony (oh, you can't dock here, you disgusting nuke-wielding warmonger) from freeloaders.

231

Every left-wing asshole and 60's holdover hippie is coming out of the woodwork.

Opponents of a bid to cut collective bargaining do yoga in the Wisconsin state
Capitol on Tuesday.   http://tinyurl.com/5v5f2zo

232 @234
ditto

233 @235  Yoga?  I think they just crossed the Libtard Event Horizon.

234 Pssst.... wanna read an awesome comment thread?

235
Who else is stuck in the northeast with me, enjoying today's wonderful weather?  Of course I live in central NH, so I'm going to get BOTH the snow and freezing rain.  FUN. FUN. FUN.

Posted by: MWR at February 25, 2011 09:22 AM (4df7R)

Currently raining here in NEPA, turning to ice and snow overnight with high winds. It really sucks.

236 Drudge has a report saying the Italians busted Jihadis for inciting hate against the Pope. Doesn't the rest of Europe have these hate laws too.
Yes, they do, Iblis.

And also at Kathy Shaidle's five feet of fury blog, on an unrelated matter, the best headline in the history of the world: "Jesus raised a little girl from the dead. Mohammed had sex with one. Still confused?"

237

Our public servants in OZ also have plenty of perks - fought for by their unions - like a $300 healthy lifestyle subsidy, which can spent on anything even choccies and booze

I'm watching the Wisconsin thingie - because it seems to be a taxpayer V union battle - and it's much the same here

I resent forking out my hard earned towards some public servant bozo who will most likely waste the money on something I can't afford anymore!

 

238 I hate pulse 360 work-at-home ads
I hate pulse 360 mortgage rate ads.
I hate pulse 360 hot stock EHSI ads.

Ever since I mentioned e-cigs ads in a comment, those ads have been replaced by the three above.

hate suspicious annoying ugly mean cruel wicked evil EHSI hot stock.
dislike disapprove distrust bothered by work-at-home villainous ads
adjustable rate mortgage ads nasty ugly creepy stinky disgusting.

This is only a test.

239 Yoga is a BFD around here-it's almost the leading industry.  Yes, Astoria (Queens) is a pit of progressives and hipster douchebags.

240 beck is very funny today.  He's always very funny when the cast of morning joe soundly criticizes him like a horrified teacher.  I guess he figures they have to really put on a good program for all the extra listeners that joe scarborough sends them.

241 243 Yoga is a BFD around here-it's almost the leading industry.  Yes, Astoria (Queens) is a pit of progressives and hipster douchebags.

Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at February 25, 2011 09:57 AM (0IPsJ)

bickram yoga?  why why do they need to do yoga from someone certified to cook them at over a hundred degrees and then tell everyone they know that "you have to try it, it's amazing"

242 Hey good news everybody, with all the lefty hate in WI, we can go back to using bulleye's!

243 But what really aggravates me about the Air Bus BS was why they were even allowed to bid to begin with.

It was in partnership with Northrop Grumman.

244 dammit

245 @220

So am I. 

I seriously hope the next time there is some major international crisis and our 'allies' scream for our aid the sitting President goes on air and reads Tommy.

Heck, even the Brits should  get that treatment after Al Megrahi. Spain? When the Muslims overrun them we counterinvade, kill all the Muslims, kill all the bad spaniards and declare Spain a US Territory.

246

Tami, hubby says Fox River socks.

Their web site is foxsox .com.

Everybody, you can send some of their socks to our troops:

You can send socks and a personalized note of support right here via our website.  If you have a soldier you want to support, simply place an order via our website.  If the shipping address is an APO or FPO, Fox River will cover the cost of shipping.  (Choose Free Option).

Go to their site and in the middle of the page it says "support our troops in a practical way".

247 Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at February 25, 2011 09:57 AM (0IPsJ)

you know of course you guys don't have the real hipsters, they are still in williamsburgh.  You have the mom and dad subsidized rich long island kid hipsters, the pretenders, my condolences.

248 Currently raining here in NEPA, turning to ice and snow overnight with high winds. It really sucks.

Posted by: Ed Anger at February 25, 2011 09:56 AM (7+pP9)

 

I went out at 6:30 this morning to go to the supermarket, etc. and with the rain on top of the ice and shit in the driveway I couldn't get enough traction to walk across the driveway. And with the pitch I was sliding sideways down the driveway. It's more slippery than a hockey rink. I figured if I can't even walk I better not drive. I went back in the house. Oh I'll get out, I only have 1 can of beer in the fridge.

249 @242 Got rid of weatherbug because of the insulting ads.

Unemployed Astoria mom makes $77/hour (uh, if she's unemployed, do I want to know what she is doing to bring in that kind of money)

Need to lose weight?   Try this one odd trick (let me guess, herbal supplements?)

Acai berry scam? (Since they are using a picture of that hot french newswoman they obviously just cut-n-pasted, I think I can identify the scam)

Mom's trick whitens teeth for only five dollars! (Comet is $3, a good scouring pad $2)

250 bulleye's.  bulleye's?  WTF.  bullseyes!  ...smartphone my ass.

251 Every left-wing asshole and 60's holdover hippie is coming out of the woodwork... Posted by: PoconoJoe at February 25, 2011 09:52 AM (3s8nc) I still think the best use of scare taxpayers' dollars would be to buy that farm in upstate NY where they held Woodstock and convert it into a commune where these people could live rent free for the rest of their lives with the proviso that they NEVER LEAVE and never have ANY COMMUNICATION WHATSOEVER with the outside world. As an incentive all drugs seized in police and DEA raids would be air-dropped into the site for disposal after the respective cases have been settled. If we did that the rest of us just might finally be able to get a little peace and quiet.

252 You know "The One" is in trouble when the NY Times basically tells him to wake up and do something.

From their editorial today.

Europe, which sells weapons to Libya, can impose an arms embargo. Washington has other quieter ways to pressure the government, including jamming military communications. It should do so.

Damn war mongers!

253
The land came from both MD and VA
Posted by: Vic

Except that Virginia rescinded rights during arguments, and Maryland didn't. Hence, Alexandria, VA not being Washington D.C.

254 Wasn't there a very good reason for DC to be a district and not a state?  If they want to live in a state then move to maryland or viriginia.  I'm so sick of all this dumb crap. 

255 Posted by: Fish the Impaler at February 25, 2011 07:24 AM (ZHsNw) Yes, Obama has a screwed sense of priorities (dictated by his *cough* well-developed sense of self-importance, to put it politely). However, just because someone is black doesn't make him/her a ghetto rat. (Please be more specific.) For example, I doubt either John Legend or Seal is one (regardless of how screwy their politics probably is). The jury is still out on Jamie Foxx, though.

256

As an incentive all drugs seized in police and DEA raids would be air-dropped into the site for disposal after the respective cases have been settled.

I LOVE that idea!!!

Question: Does it have to be dope that is dropped? Since you have them all in place and all...

257 I really don't want to wade into the insanity of left so could someone give me the Readers Digest version of what it is that the Koch brothers have actually done and how they ended up in the lefts cross hairs in general?  Are they singled out solely for the dick jokes (even though they pronounce their name as coke)?

I'm just confused because until recently I'd never even heard of these brothers and now they're the puppet masters of the right.  Which used to be Dick Army which makes me think I might be right about the dick jokes reason.

If the Koch brothers are responsible for WI then I say it's time for a Koch reunion.....get the entire family together and lay waste to the unions state by state.

258 Beck is talking about John Legend.  Apparently he is complaining that he got a tax cut that he didn't want cause he's a millionaire.  So Beck basically told him to give it to charity.  Heck, if he has extra money, why doesn't he help buy down a bunch of struggling families' mortgages.  Quietly, without publicity, just him and God knowing. 

259 I wiped out and landed flat on my back this morning while taking the pooch out for her morning constitutional.  Fortunately, she hadn't done anything so I only had a back/head full of fluffy Utah powder instead of dog shit. 

Looks like we're going to get a lot of snow this weekend.  I think we've gotten about 5"-6" since it started (sometime in the middle of the night). 

260

I hate pulse 360 work-at-home ads
I hate pulse 360 mortgage rate ads.
I hate pulse 360 hot stock EHSI ads.

Did Pulse 360 ever advertise anything that isn't an obvious scam? 

Next they'll feature a widow of a Nigerian oil company executive looking for someone to help them get millions out of the country, for a large commission.

261 Friday, don't even want to try day
Lie on the couch and hope to die day
Turn on the TV and watch Obie lie day
Hope the Muzzies go to hell and fry day
Kiss the Western World good-bye day
Open a beer, kill a deer and sigh day

262 curious,

1) All kinds of Yoga.  One on every block on the commercial streets.

2) I thought most hipsters, even in Williamsburg, were on mommy-and-daddy assist.  Actually, we seem to get the ones who went broke trying to live in Williamsburg  (it helps if your parents own the building, as is the case of one hipster of our acquaintance).  That means they are even more thoroughly ironic in their Urban Outfitters non-conformist uniform of the day.

263 Posted by: Y-not at February 25, 2011 10:09 AM (pW2o

Thanks for telling us so later when you're worried about yourself cause you are all achy we can remind you of this mornings' adventure.

264

a federal district is provided for in the constitution- it was never meant to have rights commensurate with the Several states

also- I don't think we should base our decision to provide earthquake assistance on a country's nuclear policy

265 speaking of hipster fashion-full beard, skinny jeans, and knit caps seems to be the current fad.  No, not for women, though sometimes it can be hard to tell.

266 So Beck basically told him to give it to charity.

And not just quietly, but also without claiming the deduction.

267 I LOVE that idea!!! Question: Does it have to be dope that is dropped? Since you have them all in place and all... Posted by: HH at February 25, 2011 10:07 AM (6oDXl) Well, I guess one could make the argument that something like a MOAB would be quicker and more humane, but they cost money and the noise would probably upset the cows on neighboring farms.

268

also- I don't think we should base our decision to provide earthquake assistance on a country's nuclear policy

Posted by: BDJ at February 25, 2011 10:10 AM (cUNcx)

We should provide EQ aid based on the average cup-size of all blond women

269 Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at February 25, 2011 10:10 AM (0IPsJ)

My dad keeps kicking himself for not buying an apartment in city lights.  He figures he could have let one of us live in it.  Oh well we say, he who hesitates is lost.

270 Well, Al Gore hasn't been in NC in 24 hours so we're not getting snow.  Today it's going to be 72 and the sun just came out. 

Thanks Al, stay the fuck in TN.

271

I wiped out and landed flat on my back this morning while taking the pooch out for her morning constitutional.

Be carefull. I had that happen to me. Crossing a road+black ice=BAM! Flat on my back. Luckily I wasn't hurt.

You just have to be real careful, especially if ice is around.

272

*sigh*  This is my hometown.  It's pretty small by most standards -- around 7000 people when I last lived there twelve years ago, close to 10,000 now -- but it's gone completely to pot since I left.

Weare police charge man for recording traffic stop

("Weare" is pronounced "Where," FYI)

273 also- I don't think we should base our decision to provide earthquake assistance on a country's nuclear policy

I don't think anyone was suggesting that. 

My question is whether or not they'd allow nuclear-powered ships carrying relief supplies and personnel into their ports.  It's their policy that will prohibit them receiving aid, not our decision.

Because I love Gaia so much, using dirty traditionally-fueled ships to move supplies is out of the question.  And time is of the essence. 

274 Posted by: Zach Greinke's Bobblehead, about to drop the f/k/a Mallamutt at February 25, 2011 10:12 AM (OWjjx)

but he was at the WH last night so he is one of the "Friends of BO" which I'm thinking is like being one of the "friends of Angelo"

275

Travel tips like how to avoid rabies etc

Personal experience - a client was bitten by a monkey on the beach on Phi Phi island in Thailand and needed rabies vaccine injections - very painful indeed 

 

276 #279

Well said!

277 When the Muslims overrun them we counterinvade, kill all the Muslims, kill all the bad spaniards and declare Spain a US Territory.

Posted by: Holger at February 25, 2011 10:00 AM (YxGud)

Reconquista!  American style.  I like and fully endorse this plan.  Mainly as a trial run for fixing the rest of Europe.  Then the world.  It would help, of course, if we cleaned up our own house first, though. 

278 #281

I have a friend who goes to Africa on mission trips. He got vaccinated and said it was not a big deal.

http://tinyurl.com/su3ro

279 @279  Actually, they prohibited ALL U.S. Navy ships form making port calls because we refuse to disclose which ones carry nuclear weapons (answer: damned few, if any surface ships).

280 I think the shots you get after being bitten are worse than any preventative shots.  But maybe I'm wrong about that. 

281 Kemp, I thought rabies vaccine was only for dogs and cats?

282

about to drop the f/k/a Mallamutt

Well, that would just make it more fun for us. We can refer to you as "Mutt" or something and completely confuse new people.

...which is the official sport of the Morons, of course.

283 Just listening to stu play honey is hysterically funny this morning.  I mean he really does sound like a wife.

284 @285
Even dumber then.

I thought they even objected to the nuclear-powered ships. 

285

Morning!

I read this and seethed. Probation? Seriously? And look at this shit-eating grin.

286 #286

You are right and they take 6 weeks.  One of my lawyers had to get them because the stupid health department did not test a dead raccoon he had taken them because he had been bitten.  They put it in the wrong container and burned it.

The shots are expensive and painful.  Needless to say, the county paid for the shots.

He was not happy, but since he does work for the county, didn't sue them.

287 And also at Kathy Shaidle's five feet of fury blog, on an unrelated matter, the best headline in the history of the world: "Jesus raised a little girl from the dead. Mohammed had sex with one. Still confused?"

Posted by: andycanuck at February 25, 2011 09:56 AM (7H/n0)

I like that one.

288

Posted by: Kemp at February 25, 2011 10:17 AM (JpFM9)

Sorry - I meant the monkey bite on her leg not having the vaccine!

I blame the time - it's almost 2.30am Saturday morning here in Sydney and it's been a bloody long week....

289 Thanks everyone for all your sock help.  I now have umpteen friggin' pairs of socks being shipped.   That outta do him.

290 "The critical moment in relations with the US came when in 1985 when New Zealand refused a request from the destroyer USS Buchanan (DDG-14) on the grounds that it was capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The US subsequently suspended its obligations to New Zealand under the ANZUS treaty"

These fucks were off the bandwagon while the Cold War was still on.

291 View out my window this morning. 

Yesterday we had no snow on the ground. 

Definitely need to develop a winter sport so I can be happy about the snow like all the locals are. 

292 The rabies shots are in the stomach where there are no/few muscles so they're quite painful. It's also a course of one per day for something like 12 to 18 days or the like--I can't recall exactly. It's probably covered at Wiki (that I'm too bored to look up myself).

293

Posted by: Y-not at February 25, 2011 10:26 AM (pW2o

Looks pretty much the same as mine, except I would guess you have about 2 inches more on the railing.

294 Six weeks? I thought it was the two weeks or so. Now I am going to look it up.

295

These fucks were off the bandwagon while the Cold War was still on.

You should ready Max Hastings book "Nemsis". It's about the Pacific war. He is extremely harsh on the Aussies. He goes into some detail about how they became more of a problem than a help after 1943, with their unions striking and preventing needed war materials from being shipped.  After 1941, it was clear America would do the heavy lifting and they let us do so.

He doesn't disparage the Aussie troops who fought well and honorably in Europe and the Pacific, actually he compliments them, but he he's a bit more honest and less nice when it comes to their domestic population and government

296

Once again we must rely on UK newspapers to broadcast the incompetence of this admin

You think Obama wished he had not sent that bust back?

297 #301

I recall it was 6 weeks, I ask him this afternoon.  I am pretty sure it is six shots a week a part.

298 Where are you, HH?

The thing that's saving us is the ground is warm, so it doesn't seem too bad on the roadways... not that I'm planning on venturing outside today!  I think it's a good day to bake banana bread and do laundry. 

299 The critical moment in relations with the US came when in 1985 when New Zealand refused a request from the destroyer USS Buchanan (DDG-14) on the grounds that it was capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The US subsequently suspended its obligations to New Zealand under the ANZUS treaty"

Ah...Mr. Reagan!

300 curious, Skunks are notorious carriers of rabies. Most animals can get it.

301 @302 I think I have read it, though it's been a while.  Even stipulating that Hastings is right, the Aussies have been damned steady in meeting their obligations as allies, which is more than be said for many.

302

Like I mentioned before - New Zealand has finally after many years of rabidly lefty government, has finally gone conservative - it will take time to restore an ally relationship with the US but it WILL happen...baby steps

I agree the ban on US warships was stupid but times have changed - a conservative government is there now so give them a chance to redeem themselves please

 

 

 

303 What with Libya's oil production looking shaky, causing world oil prices to skyrocket, I just wonder where we might make up the shortfall.

304 307 curious, Skunks are notorious carriers of rabies. Most animals can get it.

Posted by: bigred at February 25, 2011 10:34 AM (cX9pO)

So avoid Obama at all costs.

305

Where are you, HH?

Nearby Kansas City. Yesterday we had rain, sleet, snow, freezing rain, and then more snow. Cars going out this morning sounded like they were traveling over broken glass. My car is pretty much frozen over, but since I don't really have anywhere I want to go it's no problem.

But still, the conditions here are fairly bad. Lot's of slide-offs on the Freeways, especially the ramps.

306

"So avoid Obama at all costs."

Yep, pretty sure Moochele has bitten him.

307 Well, NZ's timing sucks. They have gone conservative as we've swung Left. 

I did some searching and haven't found evidence that the ban against nuclear-powered ships has been lifted. 

It'll be interesting to see how the aid gets there.  Maybe we'll drop if off at Australia and let them shuttle it over. 

308 @309 Don't worry, it's not as if those few of us punching the hippy re:New Zealand would, or even could, stop the United States from providing relief.

I am just taking a bit of grim satisfaction that, once again, people who shit on us for decades now require our help. 

309

Posted by: Ben at February 25, 2011 10:31 AM (wuv1c) \

The communist unions were instrumental in banning the loading of ships here during WW11- and this is STILL a big issue here - because we have a rabid left/Greenie government here at present, the issues of communist interference in Australian affairs during WW11 are still very much discussed

 

 

310 Vic, Glad to have straightened you out since VA was not ripped off.

The Southern delegates were insane for agreeing to the compromise that set DC in VA and MD. What in the hell did they get out of it?
Posted by: Vic at February 25, 2011 08:12 AM

Agrarians didn't want to be left out in the cold on the business of governance, having to travel by horse or ship to Philly or Boston or NYC.
Besides, the land was contributed during our nation's formative era marked by the spirit of statesmanship.
Posted by: by any other name at February 25, 2011 08:17 AM

Actually the compromise that landed DC where it was at involved VA paying its war debts once while just VA and again paying everyone else's as part of the federal debt. VA was one of the few States that had already paid its war debts in 1790.
They got robbed.
Posted by: Vic at February 25, 2011 08:22 AM

Maryland State History, 1791
Posted by: by any other name at February 25, 2011 08:36 AM,
Truck Monkey at February 25, 2011 08:48 AM
AmishDude at February 25, 2011 08:50 AM
dagny at February 25, 2011 08:52 AM
CoolCzech at February 25, 2011 08:56 AM
dagny at February 25, 2011 09:02 AM

And since the only part of DC left is the original MD part, then give it all back to MD.
Posted by: Vic at February 25, 2011 09:19 AM

/Not sell it to China?

311 So, where are the pics of Obama's big White House party last night?  I understand him and Moochelle can really tear a rug.

312 The Wiki has fourteen days (although it looks like not every day but at intervals) but it doesn't seem to be a super-detailed article.

And it is changing although not saying how quickly or widespread... "Modern cell-based vaccines are similar to flu shots in terms of pain and side effects. The old nerve-tissue-based vaccinations that require multiple painful injections into the abdomen with a large needle are cheap, but are being phased out and replaced by affordable WHO ID (intradermal) vaccination regimens."

Maybe your friend was getting some sort of continuing treatment or follow-up shots for the six weeks? Did he get the shots all in the stomach?

313 @318
Your wish is my command.

314

 "I understand him and Moochelle can really tear a rug."

Don't think he's really into carpet, IYKWIMAITYD

315 Buchanan was decommissioned on 1 October 1991, stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 20 November 1992 and sunk as a target off Hawaii on 14 June 2000.

...by a nuclear warhead?

316 Fox River socks are great. And they have a socks for soldiers program. Morons can send socks and a note to a soldier. Cool, I'm going to do that. http://www.foxsox.com Sorry if this is repeat info, I've got to get my horses fed and have not read through all the commments

317 322 Buchanan was decommissioned on 1 October 1991, stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 20 November 1992 and sunk as a target off Hawaii on 14 June 2000. I always thought Pat was a bit of an asshole, personally.

318 I did some searching and haven't found evidence that the ban against nuclear-powered ships has been lifted. 

It'll be interesting to see how the aid gets there.  Maybe we'll drop if off at Australia and let them shuttle it over. 

Posted by: Y-not at February 25, 2011 10:41 AM (pW2o

Maybe we should let them rot.  Live by the stupid leftist policy, DIE by the stupid leftist policy.

The bower birds will be OK.

319 No date on this photo, but the name suggests it's from the Motown thingy
http://www.essence.com/images/mt/obama-motown-300.jpg

320

Posted by: Ben at February 25, 2011 10:31 AM (wuv1c) \

The communist unions were instrumental in banning the loading of ships here during WW11- and this is STILL a big issue here - because we have a rabid left/Greenie government here at present, the issues of communist interference in Australian affairs during WW11 are still very much discussed

Aussie, that's interesting.  Hastings made a point of it, how it was dumbfounding that a nation could do such a thing when the enemy was right at their door in Papau New Guiena and Indonesia.

It's something those commie unions should never be able to live down. American involvement after 1941 is the only thing that kept the Aussie from becoming an unwilling member of the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere.

Austrialia had committed man and material to Europe to help the brits so they didn't have adequate forces to defend themselves.(not that it would have mattered, it was unlikely anyone could stop the Japanese Juggernaught in the early years of the war. The only reason the Chinese could slow them down is because they had more bodies than the Japs had bullets) And with the british occupied in Europe, they would not have been able to offer much more than a token force to help Austrailia.

 

321

Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at February 25, 2011 10:42 AM (0IPsJ)

Oh dear, our neighbours across the ditch now have a conservative government - believe me, it will take years to unravel the damage done by years of rabid lefties

You will have the chance to unravel the mess in the US when you elect a Republican President ....

BTW my son is seriously considering moving to the US because the business climate is better there than in OZ - we are stuffed Down Under with a bunch of incompetents in charge

322 Apparently, the WH live-streamed it last night so we plebes can live vicariously through the glamorous lifestyle of the First Couple. 

323

@302 I think I have read it, though it's been a while.  Even stipulating that Hastings is right, the Aussies have been damned steady in meeting their obligations as allies, which is more than be said for many.

oh I agree. If I'm not mistaken, they are the only army to fight with us in every conflict since WW2, including vietnam.  They are a valuable ally, and one of the three nations I would live in if I couldn't live in America. (Canada and Switzerland being the other two)

He was just pointing out that their unions and parts of their government did what they could to sabatoge the allied effort int he last two years of the war

324

Probation? Seriously? And look at this shit-eating grin.

Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 25, 2011 10:21 AM (pLTLS)

Typical panty-waist liberal judge - denying justice to the victims of crime and coddling the criminal trash.  I don't care what the motivation was for the crime - it was beyond perverse.  If there were any justice the dog would be put up to the wall and shot.  What if he'd had some disease?  The judge responsible for this travesty should be forced to injest the objectional substance himself, just as that poor woman did, so that he might learn to value the well being of the law abiding over that of the criminal. 

325

It's something those commie unions should never be able to live down.

Posted by: Ben at February 25, 2011 10:49 AM (wuv1c)

Psst!  Commies  have no shame.  Besides, they were merely facilitating the forces of history.

326

Posted by: FUBAR at February 25, 2011 10:48 AM (McG46)

+1

One ill turn deserves another.

327

Posted by: Ben at February 25, 2011 10:49 AM (wuv1c)

At that time when the Japanese were at our doorstep, our PM refused the Brit's request for more troops for Europe - troop carriers headed for Europe were turned back because the Japanese were heading south to Australia and the PM knew he had to do this before we were invaded - he defied the Brits

It's a very interesting time in history to research - especially the part the openly communist unions played in betraying their country

 

328 the Aussies have been damned steady in meeting their obligations as allies

I was thinking recently that the Aussies are our closest ally now that Britain has gone screwy.  (And Obama has distanced us from them.)  And they have the same kind of boisterous, unapologetic attitude that we have (had).

329 Ben, WWI actually. Yes they were in Nam, so were the Koreans. Even the Brits weren't with us there, so the Aussies have stood with us more than anyone. The Koreans have, too, but that's since the Korean War. Korean troops were part of the Occupation army in Japan.

330

Last April, President Obama hosted an unprecedented gathering of representatives from 47 nations, to discuss what he described as "the single biggest threat to U.S. security, both short-term, medium-term and long-term"--the prospect of a terrorist group acquiring a nuclear weapon.

But less than a year later, proposed budget cuts could badly hamper America's ability to counter that threat. Nuclear-security experts are expressing alarm about the potential impact of steep cuts to the country's nuclear nonproliferation program--as well as intense frustration at what they see as the White House's failure so far to push back against the cuts. Critics say rolling back nonproliferation funding could undermine a cornerstone of Obama's foreign-policy agenda.

 

That is some unprecedented stupidity from Yahoo

331

FUBAR at February 25, 2011 11:02 AM (McG46)

Our blokes are there in Afghanistan with your troops - my deceased son in law was a bomb tech there

No matter that we have  a rabidly lefty government - we will support you where ever

 

 

 

332

Our blokes are there in Afghanistan with your troops - my deceased son in law was a bomb tech there

No matter that we have  a rabidly lefty government - we will support you where ever

Oh God Aussie....I'm so so sorry!  Was he killed there? 

333 From HotAir: Kiss of death for Mitch Daniels - David Brooks "endorses" him.

334 @340
And RCP is pimping him. 

335 Buchanan was decommissioned on 1 October 1991, stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 20 November 1992 and sunk as a target off Hawaii on 14 June 2000.

But a previous Buchanan, recommissioned Campbelltown, in the hands of Brit Commandos, blew the living shit out of St. Nazaire harbor in 1942. It's all about the harbor rights, innit.

Communist unions were very active in the US during WWII, also. "We" don't like to discuss it. North American Aviation was on strike while building the Mustang for Britain. The union president was handed a note mid-speech, telling him Hitler had invaded USSR, and he changed allegiances mid-sentence.

Japanese unionists neutralized Brazil, and had a shot at taking all of S.America for the Axis. There is no bottom. 

336 340 From HotAir: Kiss of death for Mitch Daniels - David Brooks "endorses" him. Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at February 25, 2011 11:16 AM (r1h5M) Hey, I like the cut of his foreskin, OK?

337 I don't know how it was in Australia in WWII, I wasn't around for that one. I was around for Vietnam and I can tell you one damn thing about Australia then.

It was the only place I visited on the Enterprise (yes a Nuke Power ship) where I felt like the people were glad to see Americans.

We visited Hobart and I couldn't pay for a beer in a pub. A couple took me home from the pub for a home cooked meal. On my last night there I tried to get up and go do some shopping for some souvenirs.  

They wouldn't even let me do that. A guy gave me his driver's license for a souvenir. I never made it to NZ but Austrailia and Australians will ALWAYS have a place in my heart.

338 Vic, my friend Dave was on a carrier Viet Nam era, don't remember which one. They spent a lot of time there too. He loved it, said the people were great.

339

Posted by: Tami at February 25, 2011 11:16 AM (VuLos)

Tami, no the poor bloke was not looked after very well by our Army

He killed himself  2 years ago - his death was subject to an official inquiry and my stepdaughter had to sit through days of awful testimony

He came back after his last tour a mess - he witnessed an atrocity with an IED and sadly this was too much

The worst thing - the Army here did not look after him - he was supposed to be on suicide watch but he was admitted to a mental health facility and the staff there were not told to lock him up, so within  hours of his admission he left, booked into a hotel in the city and hung himself

He was the youngest graduate from our military academy and he was a top bloke- it is with great sadness I write this because he had many trips to Afghanistan and was OK but that last trip did him in....

340 120 Anyone know of a good brand of light weight, moisture wicking socks?  My son in Afghanistan has requested some. 
Posted by: Tami

Go to Sierra Trading Post online.  They sell a lot of outdoor clothing at way below retail prices.  Look for Smart Wool, Ultamax or any other sock (there are different weights/thicknesses) used for skiing/snowboarding.  You'll still pay through the nose even if substantially discounted, but worth it.

341 Nevermind. I should read through all the posts before I pop off. Sorry.

342

Posted by: Vic at February 25, 2011 11:24 AM

Hey did you visit Sydney - I've been on the Enterprise and it was wonderful! I have photos of us with US servicemen - so iare you in my pics?

How ignorant was I - never knew where you stored planes and I was just gobsmacked when I found out!

343 Posted by: Aussie at February 25, 2011 11:37 AM (QDyki)

You and your family have my heartfelt condolences.  How sad when we don't protect those that protect us. 

I will pray for you and your family.   He's in God's hands now.

344 Democrats only have problems with ethanol right before the GOP primary in IA. They had no problem with it when Tom Daschle was flying candidate Obama around in 2008 before he won IA and then the nomination.

345 Nevermind. I should read through all the posts before I pop off. Sorry.

Posted by: Derak at February 25, 2011 11:42 AM (CjpKH)

Thanks anyway Derak. 

346 And RCP is pimping him.

This is the Bush PR machine, because it benefits Mitt Romney Jeb Bush. The Bush family figures if they get a stooge in there for 2012, Jeb wins in 2016.

347 My grandfather visited Australia during WW2 (he was in a B17 squadron that did a lot of work in the area around New Guinea) and my father visited during 'Nam.  Both had a lot of good things to say about the place.  My dad also visited Canada at that time - he did NOT have many good things to say about that place, especially the French speakers.

348

Posted by: Tami at February 25, 2011 11:44 AM (VuLos

Thanks Tami - my darling stepdaughter has found it hard to move on even though she received a large compensation payout for the death of her hubby - and she still works for the Army

I'm a bit teary now because that bloke was a hero - the youngest bloke to graduate from the military academy, clever and gorgeous but done in by the brutality of what he saw

He was a dedicated soldier but sadly he could not cope with what he saw

349 Hey did you visit Sydney - I've been on the Enterprise and it was wonderful! I have photos of us with US servicemen - so iare you in my pics?

No we didn't get to go to Sydney on that visit. One of our escorts went there while we went on down to Hobart. So unless you made it down to Hobart I'm not in your pics.

And sorry about your SIL. War does shitty things to all people, but it really messes up some others. The couple who took me home for super lost their son when he returned from Vietnam. He went into the party mode and had an accident while driving and was killed.

350

Aussie, prayers for you and your family. Had that happen to guys I grew up with. Pray they're at peace now.

And the band played Waltzing Mathilda. . .

351 Posted by: Aussie at February 25, 2011 11:37 AM (QDyki)

I am so very sorry for your loss. Love and prayers.

352 If DC wishes to be a state, make it part of Maryland, from whence it came.

There is no sane rationale whatsoever to make it a separate state in its own right, given that, to the extent it has an economy at all, it is all due to Federal largess.

353

Posted by: Reactionary at February 25, 2011 11:50 AM (xUM1Q)

Now that I'm classified as an ancient I can let you know that my hospital had a dating service happening - any young single nurses wishing to date a visiting American serviceman on R&R from Vietnam please apply - and I did

Met a medic from Kentucky called Kelly - very nice young man! I still wonder what happened to him

354 Reactionary, I had a guy in Ottawa tell me "I'm French and even I can't stand those people."

355 Aussie, you're an Aussiette? Oops, my bad.

356

Posted by: Vic at February 25, 2011 11:53 AM (M9Ie6)

Sounds like you had a great time in Hobart!

Nowadays when a US warship comes to town, nobody can go near it - but many years ago there were open days and this is when we climbed aboard the Enterprise, carting prams, toddlers after queuing for hours to get onboard

It was exciting and I remember everything!

 

357 Don't know why Aussie, but I thought you were male. 

I swear, 9 out of 10 times I'm always wrong about what gender I think people are here. 

358

Posted by: bigred at February 25, 2011

That song - brings tears always and I'm pleased that you know of it!

359

Posted by: Derak at February 25, 2011 11:54 AM (CjpKH)

Thanks so much Derak

360 Nowadays when a US warship comes to town, nobody can go near it - but many years ago there were open days and this is when we climbed aboard the Enterprise, carting prams, toddlers after queuing for hours to get onboard

LOL, we had to anchor way out in the harbor. (Something we always have to do at all the foreign ports because very few docks were big enough for us).

But we did have open house while there. There were long long lines (ques?) to get off and even longer lines to get back on. I think they said we were getting 5,000 visitors a day during the official visiting hours.

361 Aussie, it makes me think of my dad and my uncles, and their friends I knew, sadly mostly gone now. And now friends of mine who served are slowly fading away.

362

Posted by: bigred at February 25, 2011 12:04 PM (cX9pO)

Definitely yes - Aussiette!

363 Tami, I'm a guy, just so you know. :-) But yeah, you form images of people and sometimes you really have to look close for clues. Makes it fun.

364

Posted by: Tami at February 25, 2011 12:06 PM (VuLos)

Yes I'm wrong always - except when your name is a tip like Tami  :-)

365 Tami, I'm a guy, just so you know. :-) But yeah, you form images of people and sometimes you really have to look close for clues. Makes it fun.

Posted by: bigred at February 25, 2011 12:15 PM (cX9pO)

See....I thought you were a girl!  

We need a 'Please list your gender day' around here. 

366

That song - brings tears always and I'm pleased that you know of it!

Posted by: Aussie at February 25, 2011 12:07 PM (QDyki)

On July 4th 1976 an Aussie destroyer was in San Francisco for our Bicentennial celebration. A bunch of us put on our old style dress blues and rode over there to meet up with them at a big bar on Union Street. We took over the bar.

They played Waltzing Matilda on their P.A. system over and over. The young girls waiting the tables had most of our uniforms before the night was over and wearing them. 

I literally crawled out of the place at 2:00 a.m. to get on my motorcycle. There was a S.F. cop standing next to it when I got there. Needless to say he wasn't going to let me on it. Would have been a tough drive across the bay bridge on a bike while drunker than the old hooty owl. Had to get a ride from someone else and come back and get it the next day. 

I still remember that day even though I got drunker than "stuff".

367

Posted by: Vic at February 25, 2011 12:10 PM (M9Ie6)

Queues - and yes we queued for hours to get onto the Enterprise -it was worth the wait truly

We were treated so well by the US Navy - thousands of us Sydneysiders with zillions of kiddies swarming all over your ships - it must have been hell for the sailors!

368

Vic, was that just Waltzing Mathilda? "And The Band Played Waltzing Mathilda". is a song about the Aus army at Gallipoli in WWI.

Two good versions are done by The Pogues and The Dubliners.

369 We were treated so well by the US Navy - thousands of us Sydneysiders with zillions of kiddies swarming all over your ships - it must have been hell for the sailors!

We didn't mind it. Especially while overseas. There is nothing like seeing ladies aboard ship when you have been out for months without seeing any. The only thing was the crowded passageways which wasn't bad (rubbing on those ladies as you squeezed by) and we had to post an extra watch up at the entrance to the ladders (stairs) going down into the engine rooms which were classified and off limits.

Anyway. time for me to go. The weather has cleared off now and it is warm and sunny. Time to put down all that fertilizer I purchased early this morning.

So I say "good day" and have a pleasant tomorrow.

370 Vic, was that just Waltzing Mathilda?

I thought it was just "Waltzing Matilda"

I remember these lyrics (copied from Wiki)

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me"
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled,
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".

371 anyway gotta go.

372

Posted by: bigred at February 25, 2011 12:11 PM (cX9pO)

The last few years I've been thinking of the US soldier who I dated for one night during his Vietnam R&R - and thinking he might not even be around anymore - he might not even have survived the war

I am interested in war history, so I went to Vietnam before the American Embassy was demolished - it was very strange standing outside the gate, looking at where those last choppers took off from  the roof... with my Vietnamese guide waiting next to me to take me to th nrxt important spot in Saigon....

373

Posted by: Vic at February 25, 2011 12:19 PM (M9Ie6)

I know you have headed off but great story! Have a lovely weekend Vic

 

 

374 Aussie, history can be overwhelming. Standing on the ramparts at Fort McHenry where the national anthem was written, the battlefields, all that. I have a picture of myself and my 3 kids standing around a rock in Amesbury, Massachusetts, that marks where the house of my 9th great-grandmother stood in the late 1600's. She was hanged for witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials.  Love history.

375

One of those wonderful songs which just summarises those Vietnam times

An Aussie anthem - Vietnam era.....

 

376

posted by: bigred at February 25, 2011 12:42 PM

You have your part in your country's history which is amazing !

I also love history - I spent time in Europe last year tracking my ancestors and I'm going back in August to track my Slovenian rellies

However it looks like I will be tracking my daughter who is moving to the US in June - with my son not far behind her - you might think things are bad in the US but apparently for my kids your country is the Garden of Eden (compared to here)

 

377 As it's 5am Sat here, goodnight :-)

378 Still is the Garden of Eden, just gonna have to clear out a few more snakes. :-)

379 AP does a two minutes hate on Montana Tea Party.  They even mention the specter of Civil War right in the headline.

Their state would be a place where officials can ignore U.S. laws, force FBI agents to get a sheriff's OK before arresting anyone, ban abortions, limit sex education in schools and create armed citizen militias.

(originally posted in wrong thread)

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